A specific sequence of DNA that determines one or more traits.

Relating to genes or heredity of traits.

An organism that has two identical alleles for a specific trait.

An organism that has two different alleles for a specific trait.

A diagram for showing the likelihood of each outcome of a

An individual's pair of alleles for a specific gene or group of genes that determine a trait.

An observable trait, or physical characteristic, of an organism.

A version of a gene.

A specific characteristic that varies from one individual to

Describes a trait that covers over, or dominates, another form of that trait. Is the allele that is always expressed.

The genetic phenomenon in which a trait is not observed, or is "hidden," in the phenotype of a heterozygous individual.

A process by which organisms make exact copies of themselves without the union of gametes (sperm and egg cells).

Process by which a sperm cell from a male unites with an egg cell from a female to produce offspring that inherit traits from both.

The union of a male sperm and a female egg to form a fertilized egg.

special cells contributed by each parent that contain half of the normal number of chromosomes

An offspring produced by asexual reproduction, either naturally or through artificial processes, that is identical to the parent.

Each new organism produced by sexual or asexual reproduction.

when a new organism grows out of the body of a parent organism.

The passage of genetic information from one generation to the next.

The process of mating animals or crossing plants to produce offspring.